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Copper scrap – Ireland

Buyers of copper scrap in Ireland according to the Companies register, and the copper scrap trade of the country in 2015–2025 (Eurostat Comext).

A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation. No prices, ratings or rankings; ordered by straight-line distance or alphabetically. Contact through the company website; the register holds no personal data.

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Buyers in the country

smelter (document or value-chain link) smelter – type of plant (semi-finished products, foundry) processor Base map: Natural Earth (public domain). Location of some plants: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  1. Hammond Lane Metal Company Ltd

    Dublin (Clondalkin) – non-ferrous metals branch, Dublin (Clondalkin) · Ireland

    processor · Cu, Al · non-ferrous scrap recycling

    Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

    B Company website – locations · verified 2026-10-08

Scrap trade

Imports and exports of scrap (total: within the EU and with non-EU countries), balance and unit value from trade declarations.

Copper scrap trade – Ireland, 2015–2025 Ireland – copper scrap: imports 25.8 t in 2015 and 0.10 t in 2025; exports 10,350 t in 2015 and 15,544 t in 2025. 0 5 k 10 k 15 k 20 k 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 exports 2015: 10,350 texports 2016: 11,780 texports 2017: 12,683 texports 2018: 12,472 texports 2019: 11,324 texports 2020: 8,477 texports 2021: 12,233 texports 2022: 12,130 texports 2023: 10,624 texports 2024: 18,514 texports 2025: 15,544 t imports 2015: 25.8 timports 2016: 7.40 timports 2017: 0.90 timports 2018: 6 timports 2019: 38.6 timports 2020: 62 timports 2021: 3 timports 2022: 1.90 timports 2023: 2.30 timports 2024: 0.60 timports 2025: 0.10 t
imports exports tonnes (scrap mass)
Table of years (chart data)
Copper scrap trade – Ireland, 2015–2025
Year Imports (t)Exports (t)Balance (t) Import unit value (EUR/t)Export unit value (EUR/t)
2015 25.810,35010,324 11,8003,109
2016 7.4011,78011,773 4,3912,587
2017 0.9012,68312,682 21,1423,098
2018 612,47212,466 8,5023,409
2019 38.611,32411,286 1,1533,490
2020 628,4778,415 5,4494,027
2021 312,23312,230 11,6654,074
2022 1.9012,13012,128 8,9114,647
2023 2.3010,62410,622 24,7254,579
2024 0.6018,51418,514 31,6633,896
2025 0.1015,54415,544 50,7205,221
2026 incomplete year: 2026-01/2026-08 9.7010,81710,807 7,2126,461

Largest scrap suppliers (2025)

  1. United States 0.10 t
  2. Pakistan 0 t
  3. China 0 t
  4. United Kingdom 0 t
  5. India 0 t

Largest scrap destinations (2025)

  1. United Kingdom 13,735 t
  2. India 1,166 t
  3. Netherlands 263 t
  4. Germany 165 t
  5. Belgium 107 t

Unit value (EUR/t) – value divided by mass from trade declarations (Comext); an approximation of the price level, not a market price. CN codes: 7404 00 10, 7404 00 91, 7404 00 99 . Source: Eurostat Comext – EU trade by CN8 (DS-045409), as of 2026-10-20. Balance = exports − imports. Comext

Straight-line distance (great circle) from the shipping point – not road distance. The description of the shipment procedure is general and does not constitute legal advice. Legal status as of 20 October 2026: Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste. The classification of the waste and the obligations of the parties are determined case by case.

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